{"id":4406,"date":"2014-11-25T05:45:35","date_gmt":"2014-11-25T11:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/?p=4406"},"modified":"2014-11-25T05:45:35","modified_gmt":"2014-11-25T11:45:35","slug":"weatherbrains-461-im-thinking-oh-crap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=4406","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 461:  I&#8217;m Thinking &#8220;Oh Crap&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 461\" href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb112414.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 461<\/a> is now online (November 24, 2014). If you are crazy about weather, this is <strong>THE<\/strong> netcast audio program for you!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"http:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/destination\/id\/143089\/height\/300\/width\/400\/theme\/standard\/direction\/no\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YBITLRgSQRM?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/jen-henderson1.jpg\" alt=\"Jen Henderson\" width=\"175\" align=\"left\" \/>Tonight&#8217;s Replacement Panelist is a writer and Ph.D. student at Virginia Tech in the Science and Technology Studies program. She\u2019s currently at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, CO, where she\u2019s studying how forecasters communicate certainty in short fused, high uncertainty events, like flash floods and tornadoes. She\u2019s particularly interested in the challenges forecasters face in using ground truth reports by various groups in their decision making process, and in the history of citizen observation networks more generally. She is a WB Alum from show 416 last year. She is <strong>Jen Henderson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Extremes: 89 at Fort Pierce, FL, and -3 at Eagle Nest, NM<\/li>\n<li>Thanksgiving storm for the Northeast from Virginia to Maine<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our email bag officer brings us up-to-date on the latest mailings over the last couple of weeks.<\/p>\n<p>And while Nat is out tonight, he did have the forethought to send along a news clip!<\/p>\n<p><strong>From The Weather Center:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WeatherBrains 101:<\/strong> It&#8217;s not a warm front and it&#8217;s not a cold front, but it does mix the two! So what is an occluded front? That is the question and the topic for the 101 segment for this week.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80px; height: 80px;\" title=\"Listener Survey\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/images\/cans.jpg\" alt=\"Listener Survey\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" align=\"right\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" \/><strong>Listener Surveys:<\/strong> Okay, we continue to drive this topic into the ground, but we really do like to hear from you. Many thanks to everyone who has taken the time to fill out the Listener Survey. The survey takes just a minute or two to complete and provides us with an opportunity to learn where you are and hear your thoughts and comments on the show. Click <a title=\"Listener Survey\" href=\"http:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/weatherbrains\/\/?page_id=932\">here<\/a> to take the survey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 461:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/wwa\/\">Watch\/Warning Map from SPC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jen Henderson &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/disastercollaboratory.com\">Disaster Collaboratory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/exper\/soundingclimo\/\">SPC Sounding Climatology<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brian Peters &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nohrsc.noaa.gov\/nsa\/\">National Snow Analysis<\/a><\/p>\n<p>John Scala &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wgrz.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2014\/11\/23\/buffalo-snow-andrew-cuomo-national-weather-service\/19434545\/\">Governor Criticizes the NWS<\/a> and then <a href=\"http:\/\/auburnpub.com\/blogs\/eye_on_ny\/cuomo-national-weather-service-does-a-good-job-but-more\/article_95f44ae8-7357-11e4-8362-934da04d542f.html\">Governor&#8217;s Backstep<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Selle &#8211; picks Rick Smith as his pick of the week<\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ams.confex.com\/ams\/27SLS\/webprogram\/start.html\">AMS Conference Severe Local Storms<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/exper\/sref\/fplumes\/\">SPC Plume Forecast<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aubrey Urbanowicz &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/spaceweather.com\">Space Weather<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Nate Johnson, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Dr. John Scala, Rick Smith, Kevin Selle, and Brian Peters. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.<\/p>\n<p><center><a title=\"Link for Audible.com trial subscription\" href=\"http:\/\/audibletrial.com\/weatherbrains\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/audible-graphic-for-weatherbrains.jpg\" alt=\"Audible.com graphic\" width=\"425\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WeatherBrains Episode 461 is now online (November 24, 2014). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Tonight&#8217;s Replacement Panelist is a writer and Ph.D. student at Virginia Tech in the Science and Technology Studies program. 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